Laura Hall - Musical Director and Co-Creator
Laura is best known as the Musical Director of all 21 seasons of the hit TV show Whose Line is it Anyway? Laura has toured extensively with Drew Carey and the Improv All Stars, and Whose Live Anyway playing countless venues, including Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and Ryman Auditorium. She has performed with numerous improv groups with performers as diverse as Robin Williams, Jane Lynch, Keegan Michael-Key, Joe Walsh (The Eagles), Nicole Parker, Florence Henderson, and Andy Richter. Laura got her start in improv in Chicago at The Second City, Annoyance, and iO theaters. With her husband, Rick Hall, she has taught Music Improv around the world. She has created teaching materials for improv singers and musicians. Laura has composed music for plays, musicals, television and several films, including The Long Isolation, by Deb Lacusta and Dan Castellaneta (writers on The Simpsons); Slice of Pie, a rom-com by Rick Hall; two award winning documentaries, Swimming in Auschwitz and After Auschwitz; and The Wheels on the Busseries, starring Roger Daltrey (of The Who) as an 8 ft dragon. For more about Laura, visit LauraHall.com.
Laura is best known as the Musical Director of all 21 seasons of the hit TV show Whose Line is it Anyway? Laura has toured extensively with Drew Carey and the Improv All Stars, and Whose Live Anyway playing countless venues, including Radio City Music Hall, Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and Ryman Auditorium. She has performed with numerous improv groups with performers as diverse as Robin Williams, Jane Lynch, Keegan Michael-Key, Joe Walsh (The Eagles), Nicole Parker, Florence Henderson, and Andy Richter. Laura got her start in improv in Chicago at The Second City, Annoyance, and iO theaters. With her husband, Rick Hall, she has taught Music Improv around the world. She has created teaching materials for improv singers and musicians. Laura has composed music for plays, musicals, television and several films, including The Long Isolation, by Deb Lacusta and Dan Castellaneta (writers on The Simpsons); Slice of Pie, a rom-com by Rick Hall; two award winning documentaries, Swimming in Auschwitz and After Auschwitz; and The Wheels on the Busseries, starring Roger Daltrey (of The Who) as an 8 ft dragon. For more about Laura, visit LauraHall.com.
Lisa McQueen - Musical Director and Co-Creator
Lisa was Music Director for Second City National Touring Company and also for Second City’s sit-down runs at Atlanta’s Alliance Theater, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Rochester’s GEVA Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Barbados Holder's Festival and Boom Chicago Amsterdam. She was Music Director for the Off-Bway Production of Wildmen! with George Wendt and The People vs. Friar Lawrence at Chicago Shakespeare with Keegan-Michael Key. Most recently, Lisa was MD of Second City’s She, The People and a leg of the WHOSE LIVE IS IT ANYWAY? 2023 tour. A long time Annoyance Ensemble Member, Composer and Music Director, Lisa and has composed numerous original musicals there including Shark Tank, the Musical, Forty Whacks, Tiny Fascists: A Boy Scout Musical, and Raven and The Messenger among others. Lisa is a working jazz pianist in the Chicago area and also leads a Rolling Stones tribute band: The Rolling Clones. www.lisamcqueenmusic.com
Lisa was Music Director for Second City National Touring Company and also for Second City’s sit-down runs at Atlanta’s Alliance Theater, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Rochester’s GEVA Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Barbados Holder's Festival and Boom Chicago Amsterdam. She was Music Director for the Off-Bway Production of Wildmen! with George Wendt and The People vs. Friar Lawrence at Chicago Shakespeare with Keegan-Michael Key. Most recently, Lisa was MD of Second City’s She, The People and a leg of the WHOSE LIVE IS IT ANYWAY? 2023 tour. A long time Annoyance Ensemble Member, Composer and Music Director, Lisa and has composed numerous original musicals there including Shark Tank, the Musical, Forty Whacks, Tiny Fascists: A Boy Scout Musical, and Raven and The Messenger among others. Lisa is a working jazz pianist in the Chicago area and also leads a Rolling Stones tribute band: The Rolling Clones. www.lisamcqueenmusic.com
Katie Caussin - Producer - [email protected]
Connor Snow - Producer
The Cast
Alex Garday
Alex is a red hot performer from red hot Phoenix, Arizona. He has performed in Chicago for the past 15 years at all of the major comedy theaters. He is thrilled to be a part of Improvised Broadway. He was recently an understudy for The Second City's Mainstage production, Don't Quit Your Daydream. He regularly can be seen performing with Baby Wants Candy (all musical improv) at The Second City and The Experts (story based improv) at the Annoyance Theatre. He has worked across North America as a host/emcee/facilitator for corporate events for Fortune 500 companies. He is the Talent/Product Coordinator and Marquee Host for Game Night Out a company that provides entertainment and curated in-person game nights for clients from across the Chicagoland area. He is 6’5″ and ethnically ambiguous. You can find him on social media platforms @alexgarday. AlexGarday.com
Alex is a red hot performer from red hot Phoenix, Arizona. He has performed in Chicago for the past 15 years at all of the major comedy theaters. He is thrilled to be a part of Improvised Broadway. He was recently an understudy for The Second City's Mainstage production, Don't Quit Your Daydream. He regularly can be seen performing with Baby Wants Candy (all musical improv) at The Second City and The Experts (story based improv) at the Annoyance Theatre. He has worked across North America as a host/emcee/facilitator for corporate events for Fortune 500 companies. He is the Talent/Product Coordinator and Marquee Host for Game Night Out a company that provides entertainment and curated in-person game nights for clients from across the Chicagoland area. He is 6’5″ and ethnically ambiguous. You can find him on social media platforms @alexgarday. AlexGarday.com
Amber Linde
Amber (she/her/hers) is an improviser and instructor who has been working professionally in Chicago for over 14 years. Some of her credits include Baby Wants Candy (The Second City), ImprovAcadia (Bar Harbor, Maine), Anarchy: Improvised Rock Opera (The Annoyance, iO Chicago),The Musical Armando (iO Chicago), Fraudway (iO Chicago) Blank! The Improvised Broadway Musical (The Revival Theater) and of course Improvised Broadway (iO Chicago). Amber has taught music improv all over the US and is a proud music conservatory teacher in the Second City training center. By day, Amber works with Veterans as a licensed clinical social worker.
Amber (she/her/hers) is an improviser and instructor who has been working professionally in Chicago for over 14 years. Some of her credits include Baby Wants Candy (The Second City), ImprovAcadia (Bar Harbor, Maine), Anarchy: Improvised Rock Opera (The Annoyance, iO Chicago),The Musical Armando (iO Chicago), Fraudway (iO Chicago) Blank! The Improvised Broadway Musical (The Revival Theater) and of course Improvised Broadway (iO Chicago). Amber has taught music improv all over the US and is a proud music conservatory teacher in the Second City training center. By day, Amber works with Veterans as a licensed clinical social worker.
Austin Packard
Austin (he/him) is an improviser and comedian originally from Cleveland, OH. Chicago credits include "Baby Wants Candy," "Shamilton," and "Wheel of Improv" at The Second City, "Tuesday Musical Improv," "Gums: The Shark Movie Parody Musical," "Little Orphan Boy," "The Boy Scout Musical," and "Jury Duty" at The Annoyance Theatre, "Improvised Broadway" at iO Theater, "RIFF" at The Newport Theater, and the Chicago-based improvised musical podcast - "Charm Scene." He has performed alongside "Baby Wants Candy" and "Shamilton" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and can be heard as "The Bard" in "Legends of Trivia" by Jackbox Games. Austin also enjoys Stephen King novels, amusement parks, and listing show credits. @austinpack
Austin (he/him) is an improviser and comedian originally from Cleveland, OH. Chicago credits include "Baby Wants Candy," "Shamilton," and "Wheel of Improv" at The Second City, "Tuesday Musical Improv," "Gums: The Shark Movie Parody Musical," "Little Orphan Boy," "The Boy Scout Musical," and "Jury Duty" at The Annoyance Theatre, "Improvised Broadway" at iO Theater, "RIFF" at The Newport Theater, and the Chicago-based improvised musical podcast - "Charm Scene." He has performed alongside "Baby Wants Candy" and "Shamilton" at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and can be heard as "The Bard" in "Legends of Trivia" by Jackbox Games. Austin also enjoys Stephen King novels, amusement parks, and listing show credits. @austinpack
Brady Barrow
Brady is very excited to be a part of Improvised Broadway! She joined as a regular cast member July of 2025 after producing for a year. In the past she has been a part of multiple productions such as TMI @annoyance, Made Up Musicals @annoyance, Help! Let Me Out RN! @annoyance, Baby Grand (iO House team), Improvised Broadway @iO, Now That's What I Call F*ck It @secondcity, and more! She is part of a two-person sketch ensemble entitled BUTTERFACE, with her good friend Ollie Grishaber. You can find Brady on Instagram @brady.barrow.comedy or at bradybarrow.com. When she is not performing she is crocheting or annoying her cat.
Brady is very excited to be a part of Improvised Broadway! She joined as a regular cast member July of 2025 after producing for a year. In the past she has been a part of multiple productions such as TMI @annoyance, Made Up Musicals @annoyance, Help! Let Me Out RN! @annoyance, Baby Grand (iO House team), Improvised Broadway @iO, Now That's What I Call F*ck It @secondcity, and more! She is part of a two-person sketch ensemble entitled BUTTERFACE, with her good friend Ollie Grishaber. You can find Brady on Instagram @brady.barrow.comedy or at bradybarrow.com. When she is not performing she is crocheting or annoying her cat.
Brandon Michael Thomas
Brandon (he/him/his) is still a writer/director/actor/comedian with a deep love for music improv. Chicago improv credits include @babywantscandy and @shamilton_musical at @thesecondcity, as well as @improvisedbroadway at @iochicago. Brandon is still a Second City graduate, a lover of comics, and a comical lover. Catch him at the brown line trying to swipe his Ventra card and it’s not working!
Brandon (he/him/his) is still a writer/director/actor/comedian with a deep love for music improv. Chicago improv credits include @babywantscandy and @shamilton_musical at @thesecondcity, as well as @improvisedbroadway at @iochicago. Brandon is still a Second City graduate, a lover of comics, and a comical lover. Catch him at the brown line trying to swipe his Ventra card and it’s not working!
Cat McDonnell
Cat is a writer/performer based in Chicago. Currently, she's an ensemble member of @thesecondcity 's Mainstage ensemble (formerly a member of their National Touring Company - BlueCo!) and @iochicago 's 'Improvised Broadway' (@improvisedbroadway). She's the proud creator of 'Shovel Face' (a solo show) and 'Lovesome' (an LGBTQIA+ show), and spends a lot of her time writing scripts and content for live events. Cat has directed for The Second City (also BlueCo!) and taught in @thesecondcitytc and iO training center. Her next goal? To be on @survivorcbs .
Cat is a writer/performer based in Chicago. Currently, she's an ensemble member of @thesecondcity 's Mainstage ensemble (formerly a member of their National Touring Company - BlueCo!) and @iochicago 's 'Improvised Broadway' (@improvisedbroadway). She's the proud creator of 'Shovel Face' (a solo show) and 'Lovesome' (an LGBTQIA+ show), and spends a lot of her time writing scripts and content for live events. Cat has directed for The Second City (also BlueCo!) and taught in @thesecondcitytc and iO training center. Her next goal? To be on @survivorcbs .
Heather Scholl
Heather (she/her/hers) is a Chicago-based improviser, singer, and actor. In addition to Improvised Broadway, she can also be seen performing with Marquee, Baby Wants Candy, Shamilton, ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera, Voilà the Musical, and ComedySportz Chicago. Heather holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and is a graduate of the Second City Training Center Conservatory and Music Conservatory programs and the iO Training Center. Follow her on Instagram for travel pics and sometimes bits: @heathermscholl
Heather (she/her/hers) is a Chicago-based improviser, singer, and actor. In addition to Improvised Broadway, she can also be seen performing with Marquee, Baby Wants Candy, Shamilton, ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera, Voilà the Musical, and ComedySportz Chicago. Heather holds a BFA in Musical Theatre and is a graduate of the Second City Training Center Conservatory and Music Conservatory programs and the iO Training Center. Follow her on Instagram for travel pics and sometimes bits: @heathermscholl
Jessica Joy
Jessica (she/her) is an alum of The Second City in Chicago, where she wrote and performed in the Jeff Award-winning e.t.c. revue "Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting)", and toured the country and world with The Second City National TourCo and aboard the Norwegian Dawn and Jade cruise ships. TV CREDITS: The Bear (FX), The Playboy Club (NBC), Modern Family (ABC), My Life Is A Joke (OWN), Chicago Med (NBC). FILM CREDITS: Screams From the Tower, Janie Jones, Bad Johnson. Jessica is a lifelong fan and employee of Cedar Point Amusement Park, having performed there in the early 2000's, and writing and directing shows there in the 2020's. Watch her solo comedy show at jessicajoy.com!
Jessica (she/her) is an alum of The Second City in Chicago, where she wrote and performed in the Jeff Award-winning e.t.c. revue "Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting)", and toured the country and world with The Second City National TourCo and aboard the Norwegian Dawn and Jade cruise ships. TV CREDITS: The Bear (FX), The Playboy Club (NBC), Modern Family (ABC), My Life Is A Joke (OWN), Chicago Med (NBC). FILM CREDITS: Screams From the Tower, Janie Jones, Bad Johnson. Jessica is a lifelong fan and employee of Cedar Point Amusement Park, having performed there in the early 2000's, and writing and directing shows there in the 2020's. Watch her solo comedy show at jessicajoy.com!
Jonathan Allsop
Jonathan was born in Reading, PA. He is a proud first generation American whose family hails from Trinidad and Tobago. Jonathan went to college at the University of Pennsylvania where he received his BA in Music. After graduation, Jonathan moved to Chicago, IL where he continued to pursue his passion for acting working with various theater, and film companies in the Chicagoland area. Jonathan also holds an MFA in Acting from Northern Illinois University. He is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and is also represented by Talent X Alexander. JonathanAllsop.com
Jonathan was born in Reading, PA. He is a proud first generation American whose family hails from Trinidad and Tobago. Jonathan went to college at the University of Pennsylvania where he received his BA in Music. After graduation, Jonathan moved to Chicago, IL where he continued to pursue his passion for acting working with various theater, and film companies in the Chicagoland area. Jonathan also holds an MFA in Acting from Northern Illinois University. He is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and is also represented by Talent X Alexander. JonathanAllsop.com
Jono Mammel
Jono (they/them) is an actor, musical improviser, and tabletop game master originally from Rochester Hills, Michigan. Their Chicago credits include Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays, Benny Bingo and the Evangelikids, Fan Fiction, Puffs, Shark Tank: the Musical, and Blank! The Musical. They can be seen improvising at Second City in Baby Wants Candy and Shamilton, at the Revival in Faking the Band, at iO in Marquee, and at the Annoyance in Tuesday Musical Improv. When not making things up, they enjoy murder mystery novels, televised cooking competitions, and making time-consuming Italian food. JonoMammel.com
Jono (they/them) is an actor, musical improviser, and tabletop game master originally from Rochester Hills, Michigan. Their Chicago credits include Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays, Benny Bingo and the Evangelikids, Fan Fiction, Puffs, Shark Tank: the Musical, and Blank! The Musical. They can be seen improvising at Second City in Baby Wants Candy and Shamilton, at the Revival in Faking the Band, at iO in Marquee, and at the Annoyance in Tuesday Musical Improv. When not making things up, they enjoy murder mystery novels, televised cooking competitions, and making time-consuming Italian food. JonoMammel.com
Lily Ludwig
Lily (she/her), co-producer of the music improv podcast Charm Scene, has been a member of Improvised Broadway since its 2nd season. Other Chicago improv credits include Baby Wants Candy, Shamilton, and Riff (Donny's Skybox @ Second City), TMI (Annoyance Theatre), and her award-winning musical two-prov team Lost in Time. Lily completed the improv conservatory program at Second City and teaches improv at Annoyance. Catch her around the city, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or on Instagram at @lily.ludwig
Lily (she/her), co-producer of the music improv podcast Charm Scene, has been a member of Improvised Broadway since its 2nd season. Other Chicago improv credits include Baby Wants Candy, Shamilton, and Riff (Donny's Skybox @ Second City), TMI (Annoyance Theatre), and her award-winning musical two-prov team Lost in Time. Lily completed the improv conservatory program at Second City and teaches improv at Annoyance. Catch her around the city, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, or on Instagram at @lily.ludwig
Liz Joynt Sandberg
Liz is a comedy writer, performer, director, and educator based in Chicago. In addition to her work at DePaul as an Assistant Professor and head of the Comedy Arts Program, she also works as a Lead Learning Designer and Facilitator with Second City Works and in her own consultancy, teaching clients like Harvard Business School, BMW, BMO Harris, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Chicago Public Schools, Swing Left, Indivisible, and others to leverage an improvisational mindset to solve real-world problems. She's toured nationally and internationally as a comedic performer and educator (The Second City, Hoopla London, Boom Chicago Amsterdam, iO, The Annoyance, The Revival and others), and has written for The Second City Network, The Huffington Post, Rebellious Magazine, and Forbes. Her essay "Hummingbird" appears in the anthology Listen to Your Mother (Putnam 2015). She previously served as the Associate Director of Learning for The Second City Works, and on the faculty of Columbia College and The Second City Training Center in the conservatory program, improvisation, writing, sketch comedy, musical improv, and comedy theory/the psychology of comedy. She currently sits on the comedic think tank The Laughing Matters Council (Ruder Finn), and performs, directs, and produces with Beverly (iO Chicago), Baby Wine (Annoyance), Improvised Broadway with Laura Hall (iO Chicago), and with her sketch comedy duo (Jeff Bouthiette and Liz Joynt Sandberg), most recently NONE OF THIS MATTERS SO STEAL (Boom Chicago Amsterdam, Annoyance Chicago). She loves playing adult beginner tennis, and her family is thrilled that she is currently learning to play the drums.
Liz is a comedy writer, performer, director, and educator based in Chicago. In addition to her work at DePaul as an Assistant Professor and head of the Comedy Arts Program, she also works as a Lead Learning Designer and Facilitator with Second City Works and in her own consultancy, teaching clients like Harvard Business School, BMW, BMO Harris, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Chicago Public Schools, Swing Left, Indivisible, and others to leverage an improvisational mindset to solve real-world problems. She's toured nationally and internationally as a comedic performer and educator (The Second City, Hoopla London, Boom Chicago Amsterdam, iO, The Annoyance, The Revival and others), and has written for The Second City Network, The Huffington Post, Rebellious Magazine, and Forbes. Her essay "Hummingbird" appears in the anthology Listen to Your Mother (Putnam 2015). She previously served as the Associate Director of Learning for The Second City Works, and on the faculty of Columbia College and The Second City Training Center in the conservatory program, improvisation, writing, sketch comedy, musical improv, and comedy theory/the psychology of comedy. She currently sits on the comedic think tank The Laughing Matters Council (Ruder Finn), and performs, directs, and produces with Beverly (iO Chicago), Baby Wine (Annoyance), Improvised Broadway with Laura Hall (iO Chicago), and with her sketch comedy duo (Jeff Bouthiette and Liz Joynt Sandberg), most recently NONE OF THIS MATTERS SO STEAL (Boom Chicago Amsterdam, Annoyance Chicago). She loves playing adult beginner tennis, and her family is thrilled that she is currently learning to play the drums.
Mike Gospel
Mike (he/him) is an improviser, actor, and co-host of the podcast How Star Wars Is It? In addition to Improvised Broadway, you can see him across Chicago in shows like Baby Wants Candy and ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera. You can also find him on YouTube, if you're into that sort of thing. But usually, he's watching TV with his wife and wiener dog.
Mike (he/him) is an improviser, actor, and co-host of the podcast How Star Wars Is It? In addition to Improvised Broadway, you can see him across Chicago in shows like Baby Wants Candy and ANARCHY: The Improvised Rock Opera. You can also find him on YouTube, if you're into that sort of thing. But usually, he's watching TV with his wife and wiener dog.
Mo Phillips-Spotts
Mo is a graduate of Williams College and the Second City Training Center’s Music Improv Conservatory. She has performed all over Chicago in original musicals, sketch and improv shows. In her spare time she enjoys a good nap.
Mo is a graduate of Williams College and the Second City Training Center’s Music Improv Conservatory. She has performed all over Chicago in original musicals, sketch and improv shows. In her spare time she enjoys a good nap.
Rick Hall
Rick is an actor, writer, and a storyteller. He started his career in Chicago doing
improv at The Second City Theater where he created two Mainstage shows. He also met his wife, Laura Hall (Whose Line is it Anyway) there. They moved to LA when Rick got cast as a series regular on a TV show. He continued to work there on stage and in commercials, movies, and television, including Arrested Development, NCIS, Seinfeld, The Middle, and K.C. Undercover where he played Zendaya’s boss for three seasons. His
improv skills landed him roles in the fully improvised TV shows Curb Your Enthusiasm
and Factory. Since moving back to Chicago Rick continues to improvise in Chicago and
various theaters around the world. theRickHall.com
Rick is an actor, writer, and a storyteller. He started his career in Chicago doing
improv at The Second City Theater where he created two Mainstage shows. He also met his wife, Laura Hall (Whose Line is it Anyway) there. They moved to LA when Rick got cast as a series regular on a TV show. He continued to work there on stage and in commercials, movies, and television, including Arrested Development, NCIS, Seinfeld, The Middle, and K.C. Undercover where he played Zendaya’s boss for three seasons. His
improv skills landed him roles in the fully improvised TV shows Curb Your Enthusiasm
and Factory. Since moving back to Chicago Rick continues to improvise in Chicago and
various theaters around the world. theRickHall.com
Sean Buckley
Sean (she/her) is an improviser, actor, and comedian from the Chicago suburbs. Her credits include Oops! All Bards (Otherworld Theatre), RIFF (Newport Theatre), Teen Girl Book: the Improvised Musical (Annoyance Theatre), and The One: a Matrix Parody Musical (The Den Theatre). Sean has a BFA in Theatre from Northwestern University and completed the Music Improv Conservatory at Second City. When she’s not performing, she loves playing Dungeons & Dragons and snuggling with her pup.
Sean (she/her) is an improviser, actor, and comedian from the Chicago suburbs. Her credits include Oops! All Bards (Otherworld Theatre), RIFF (Newport Theatre), Teen Girl Book: the Improvised Musical (Annoyance Theatre), and The One: a Matrix Parody Musical (The Den Theatre). Sean has a BFA in Theatre from Northwestern University and completed the Music Improv Conservatory at Second City. When she’s not performing, she loves playing Dungeons & Dragons and snuggling with her pup.
Devan Seaman
Devan (she/her) is an improviser slash actor slash dog momager. Originally from Orlando, she has a dusty BFA and many years of themed entertainment experience under her belt. Here in Chicago, you can find Devan in @tuesdaymusicalimprov at @the_annoyance , @duluthimprov at @iochicago , or out on the street walking her sweet little freak-on-a-leash, Ted (@thehandsomebean ). @alldogsgotodevan
Devan (she/her) is an improviser slash actor slash dog momager. Originally from Orlando, she has a dusty BFA and many years of themed entertainment experience under her belt. Here in Chicago, you can find Devan in @tuesdaymusicalimprov at @the_annoyance , @duluthimprov at @iochicago , or out on the street walking her sweet little freak-on-a-leash, Ted (@thehandsomebean ). @alldogsgotodevan